5 Teams that were split during WWE Draft 2020

The WWE Draft 2020 took place over two nights on Friday Night SmackDown and Monday Night RAW this past week. This allowed both shows to boost their talent ranks heading into the new seasons of their flagship shows.

Some shock moves saw the likes of Seth Rollins making a move over to SmackDown for the first time in his career, while 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt was drafted over to RAW.

As with every WWE Draft, some teams are split so that other members of the group to flourish alone and this year, several teams were victims of the unpredictable draft.

Here are just five teams who were split as part of the WWE Draft 2020.

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#5. The Lucha House Party split during WWE Draft 2020

The Lucha House Party became one of the most exciting parts of 205 Live when they united in 2018, even though they could not lift gold despite being together for two years.

In recent weeks, there have been issues between Lince Dorado and Kalisto, which seem to have started since the former Cruiserweight Champion made his return from injury back in August.

While the two stars have come to blows following matches several times, the group wasn't actually considered to have split until the WWE Draft 2020 this past week when Kalisto was drafted to SmackDown. Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado were later drafted to RAW as part of a team, which means that the group has now officially gone their separate ways.

Interestingly, The Lucha House Party didn't feature on SmackDown or RAW this week, so there was no televised farewell for the former teammates.

#4. Heavy Machinery split during WWE Draft 2020

It's been a rough week for Mr. Money in the Bank Otis since he lost both his girlfriend Mandy Rose and his teammate Tucker to Monday Night RAW. The Miz has been locked in a feud with Otis over the past few weeks and has already admitted that he was behind Mandy Rose and Tucker switching brands during WWE Draft 2020.

Mandy Rose was moved to RAW a few weeks ago, but the draft made her move official and after Tucker switched brands on Night One of WWE Draft 2020, it now means that Otis is on SmackDown alone.

The former NXT star has recently been served with a lawsuit by The Miz, even though The Miz and John Morrison were also drafted to RAW. It was noted on SmackDown that Miz intended to still pursue the lawsuit even though the two men were on separate brands.

At present, it's unclear what the future holds for Otis alone, but Heavy Machinery hasn't been seen as a tag team for several months, so this could be a breakout moment for Tucker.

#3. Lana and Natalya split during WWE Draft 2020

It was an interesting week for Lana and Natalya since the two women lost their match to Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke on Night Two of WWE Draft 2020. After the match, The Queen of Black Harts walked out on her partner, stating that it wasn't "working out".

Later in the night, Lana and Natalya were part of the Women's Battle Royal to determine a challenger for Asuka. It appeared that Nattie had won, but the bell didn't ring and Lana, despite being put through the announce table, climbed back into the ring to eliminate her former partner.

While this didn't necessarily mark the end of the team, since Shayna Baszler eliminated Nia Jax earlier in the match, WWE Draft 2020 ensured that the short-term union between the two women came to an end.

When WWE Draft 2020 continued on RAW Talk following the show, Natalya was drafted to SmackDown while Lana remained on RAW and is now looking forward to a RAW Women's Championship match on next week's show.

#2. Ricochet and Apollo Crews split during WWE Draft 2020

Ricochet and Apollo Crews have come together on WWE TV through their mutual dislike of The Hurt Business over the past few weeks. While Cedric Alexander decided to turn on his friends and join the group that could offer him a better future, Crews and Ricochet were not tempted. On Night Two of WWE Draft 2020, Ricochet channeled Eddie Guerrero to put his issues with The Hurt Business behind him, while Apollo Crews didn't feature.

Crews was later drafted to SmackDown as part of the WWE Draft 2020, which meant that the union between the two men officially came to an end.

Now that Ricochet's issues with The Hurt Business are over and he wasn't forced to join the group, it will be interesting to see what the creative team has for The One and Only. Crews could have a fresh start on SmackDown since he has been unable to find anything to get his claws into on RAW over the past year. Crews has the ability to become a top star and could be a dark horse on the Blue brand.

#1. The New Day split during WWE Draft 2020

One of the most heartbreaking splits of this WWE Draft 2020 came on Friday night when it was announced that The New Day would no longer be together. The team of Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E joined forces back in 2014 and have since become one of the most popular and entertaining groups.

The New Day has also recorded the longest Tag Team Championship reign in WWE history and seven Tag Team Championship reigns whilst using the Freebird rule.

On Night One of WWE Draft 2020, Woods and Kingston made their returns and won back the Tag Team Championships, but their excitement was short-lived. Just moments later, it was announced that Woods and Kingston would head over to RAW and Big E would remain on SmackDown.

All three men looked heartbroken at the prospect of moving forward without their team mates after six years together but last night Night Two of WWE Draft 2020, Kingston and Woods proved that they still have what it takes to dominate as a duo.